particularize

American  

[per-tik-yuh-luh-rahyz, puh-tik-] / pərˈtɪk yə ləˌraɪz, pəˈtɪk- /

especially British, particularise

verb (used with object)

particularized, particularizing

1. to make particular.

2. to mention or indicate specifically; specify.

3. to state or treat in detail.

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verb (used without object)

particularized, particularizing

1. to speak or treat particularly or specifically.

particularize British  

/ pəˈtɪkjʊləˌraɪz /

verb

1. to treat in detail; give details (about)

2. (intr) to go into detail

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Other Word Forms

• particularization noun
• particularizer noun
• unparticularized adjective
• unparticularizing adjective

Etymology

Origin of particularize

From the Middle French word particulariser, dating back to 1580–90. See particular, -ize

Example Sentences

But even at this velocity — Mays must run miles each show — he manages to particularize each of the Cratchit children and most of the guests at the Christmas party of Fred, Scrooge’s nephew.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022

The affidavit for a search warrant must particularize the federal statute that law enforcement believes has been broken by the subject.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2022

Wagner works hard to particularize these women, but the play, which has over the years lost an intermission and been streamlined into one 95-minute act, has trouble getting started.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2022

Of course, the real art lies in the superstructure, in how Sophocles, Fitzgerald and Tolkien particularize this general archetype and make it into something fresh and uniquely their own.

From Washington Post • May 12, 2016

I cannot particularize any officer, as they all behaved with the greatest spirit and bravery.

From Vermont A Study of Independence by Robinson, Rowland E. (Evans)